Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 1983
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Nuclear energy in space Transl. into ENGLISH from Atomkernenergie/Kerntech. (West Germany), v. 40, no. 1, 1982 p 23-30
Physics
Nuclear Auxiliary Power Units, Nuclear Electric Power Generation, Nuclear Electric Propulsion, Nuclear Rocket Engines, Radioisotope Batteries, Spacecraft Power Supplies, Histories, Phoebus Nuclear Reactor, Service Life, Snap 19, Space Power Reactors, Thermoelectric Power Generation, U.S.S.R., United States
Scientific paper
The electric onboard power requirements of spacecraft have steadily increased since the launching of the first spacecraft, and power requirements of Earth satellites as high as 10 kW are currently observed. Since the early 1960s, nuclear power installations in space have been used by the U.S. and the Soviet Union in connection with electric power requirements which cannot be satisfied by solar cells. Such requirements are related to flights to the outer planets and the operation of spacecraft in the lunar or planetary shadow (including the shadow of the Earth). Possibilities for the use of nuclear energy in space are discussed, and the employment of radioisotope batteries is considered.
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